New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-12-03
ALL AFRAID OF RANDALL.
He is THE NEW DEMOCRATIC BOSS.
HE WILL DICTATE REVENUE IEGIsLATIoY-A Jug
HANDLED COMPROMISE To SAVE THE PARTY"
TELEGRAM 70 THE rHIF,ISF1


HE WILL DICTATE REVENUE rEGTsLATIoS-A JUG
HANDLED COMPROMISE To SAVE THE PARITY
lBY TELEGRAPH TO THE TBIBUSE-l
! WAsHISGroN, Dee 2.-"Wbat will Randall do !"
"Where does Randall standr' How much backing has
Randall gotl' "Nlll Randall! agree 10 liberal
COMPROMISED" One OF these questions something
like it, is pretty be asked least two out Of
every three Democrats whose opinion is asked respect
Ing the prospect OF legislation al tic coming
session Now Mr. Randall Is In town, and accessible to
all comers every morning in his committee room at the
Capitol, and 1t ~ strange that Democrats Who heray 40
frich anxiety TO know his views respecting revenue
legislation do not apply to lm. Il Is hardly prcba'ic
that lie woulu Withhold his opinions from them.
although he IA careful not to talk for publication.
Moreover, anxious and iuquirinS Democrats can
ascertain where Mr. Randall stands by reading hiS
scccr. in the last volnnc OF The Record Ia reply 10
the adverse report OF the Ways and Means Committee OH
the tarn and internal revenue hill which he cnrrod with
The approval OF some my Den sltic members OF the
LAT House There i thc best reason believe th, his
views have Undergone change since that time except
~ they have been modified by change in Industrial
conditions
For example. there has been q sharp decline in tho
price of steel rails. and lie might deem it naGvs,5le to
re'lcc the idrn To fcHrc 50 low Si3 iOn winch
was what lie proposed 10 do last Probably too he
might think IT classify woods carefully
ana to advance rates wool Hnl woocns aud worsel
roo't7 III some cases where ctIrc
in She bill which unan,mpusly rejected by the
Democratic members OF the Ways and Means Committee.
Perhaps the wool WHO are 10 meet him next week
may be able TO define AMI classify WOOL wooilen goods
ana worSted goods in manner which viii be salts
factory 10 majority of Congress These, however are
mere questions OF detail.
| In the last Congress- Mr. Randall declared that ho
would oppose AM scheme Of tarln csision wn!c would
iniure -ngc American industry Men who hno~ HIM
intimately That he sin stands By that declaration.
lie probably diners With many Republicans. "a they
sometimes With each respecting certain dctSll' nt
the tarl. At TIE line It - ccrtlin that the
difference between hm AMI President Cleveland, Mr..
Carlisle ana other revenue rcfonncrs or Free Traders
is Heal Mr.. Cleveland undoubtedly realizes this fact
He IL understood recently 10 have sail 10 Charm an
H-rsc OF the Pennsylvania Democratic state Com
mttcc, that he did not agree with Mr. Randall Oh the
taril question aud lie probably shoui do So. The
President understood 10 have remarked on The same
occasion hat he did not propo>a 10 ign.rc M Randall
in the dstrbu,ion OF Federal patronage IN Pennsyl-
yaa'a In short il is unlcrs p1l that NJ. Cleveland
regards Nj Randall ~ good enough Democrat :" must
IA the di-'iIuuou ~ oGIcial avcr.. and - mighty
lady man =" have "hcn Il comes to POI lc.i can p@shs
",,.,a'N "'" Wv, ..t,,,,1,i, en-, rrr An
no. invite! TO attend the OAK View conference. or
irdre 10 dispute the statement tnlt ion AK months or
moro there has been rcrscnh conference bet wccn
HIN 1ul tdr President. Mr. Randall certainly could not
anorl To- cool his heels n the hnieroom 90 IN" White
/
| advice assistance
Ti, cnudit lnu Of Affairs does not arse from III
viii ici we"n Inc tao mon. Mr. cleveland IN ier~'ad-
perfectly a' The efforts of Mr. Randall aud lis ircds
wiz he ll.t as necessary To him within TIE mex Year Us
the c.or's ot C.ris.r and his friends lie uieIis 10
riic both horses then, II II can he dJu". II Is mpfo'
Ghr. therefore. that Mr.. Randall viii be degraded rom
hls Itc cha rntn of TIC Appropriations Committee
Committee viii re pJrhr! ~ 10 lie his
hands an! h, h'n Ou o. mis- chief II may ho re-
mriuorrrl tat r,cry Democratic member ol tlr last
calut'cr cIccit Nr-srs. Randall aui lo f,yrc voted
Tor lie ,on-ilrfa'Ion OF ia" Morrison bill surely
| committee eOud rot bc packed much woiso thm that
~ ere 3, go t"i ho"r1 r, that very large proportion
OF the trade vitc Of the party wants 10 pnn'Ah anl
hunt i'c Mr E1a.al.
l:'.c cri4al IA Washington Of LOWS {. Cassidy,
alias Ic Carter 1uG william W. ~iuErgly alias l. y.
Scmniez, va. induce Mi Cleveland to cat on tie
heads of ha friends IN Philadelphia and 10 per
le CHri.c-who IL not yet Speaker, 1ut ONLY lhIh
Representative Carlisle with contest on nj hands
not - reAppoint Nj. Randall chairman of tde Appro
pratOns Committee. The crrand was failure ~ every
respect for fr--r- ~n.cy aul tas-ii! were m aplr
even 10 preserve tEcir inco-nit" They received
absolutely cncoufagcment either AZ the White House
from Mr Carlisle 1bc latter IL URGED dnily by some
OF his strongest supporter, and wa.mcs friends to
throw Randall overheard Mr. tarils" would not dare
20 do IT, Mr. Randall Is ster Of the situation II any
h shall pass the House. u Viii bee on HE basis
OF Rsnias bill Of last year IL Is undefst cod that he
expects bill to pass.